Qualitative examination of collaboration in team-based primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMJ Open
; 13(2): e067208, 2023 02 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2223670
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to describe Ontario primary care teams' experiences with collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive qualitative methods using focus groups conducted virtually for data collection.SETTING:
Primary care teams located in Ontario, Canada.PARTICIPANTS:
Our study conducted 11 focus groups with 10 primary care teams, with a total of 48 participants reflecting a diverse range of interprofessional healthcare providers and administrators working in primary care.RESULTS:
Three themes were identified using thematicanalysis:
(1) prepandemic team functioning facilitated adaptation, (2) new processes of team interactions and collaboration, and (3) team as a foundation of support.CONCLUSIONS:
Results revealed the importance of collaboration for provider well-being, and the challenges of providing collaborative team-based primary care in the pandemic context. Caution against converting primary care collaboration to predominantly virtual modalities postpandemic is recommended. Further research on team functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic in other healthcare organisations will offer additional insight regarding how primary care teams can work collaboratively in a postpandemic environment.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
BMJ Open
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bmjopen-2022-067208
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